Cars. Any car. I live in the city. Cars are 4-wheeled spyware requiring KYC insurance, requiring you carry an ID, require you support the fossil fuel industry for the life of the car, require a fiat backend with a bank and debt, require washes, flushes, vacuuming, exhaust compliance, oil changes, brakes, tires, major repairs, attract police interactions, accumulate tickets and violations, require you look for parking, cause stress for break-ins and side-swipes, lose value, and put you in joyless traffic. No freedom to be found with these debt traps. It's about image for 80% of car owners. You lose time, money, health, and freedom. I enjoy the decentralized transportation and freedom of my folding e-bike thank you very much. If I need a car I can push a button on my phone for Uber, or call some sucker friend. Some people never learn.
I resonate with this so, so much. I have a Brompton folding bike (not sure they're a thing in the US, but big in the UK). I take it everywhere and it's without a doubt my most prized possession.
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